Big Brother Canada Brings Down The House

Epic Season Finale Was Most Watched Series of The Night Across All Specialty
Big Brother Canada Is Canada's Biggest Reality Series This Year
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TORONTO, May 3, 2013 /CNW/ - Since its debut on February 27(th), Big Brother
Canada has been crushing records on Slice(TM) and dominating the ratings
against the competition. It has claimed top spot as Canada's biggest reality
series this year.* Closing out the first season, last night's shocking
two-hour finale rocked the country and drew in an audience of 657 (V2+) and
368 ( A25-54) ranking as the number one most watched specialty series of the
night.**
In last night's jaw-dropping finale Jillian MacLaughlin was named winner of
Big Brother Canada in a controversial vote of four to three against fellow
houseguest Gary Levy. It was a finale of epic proportions, capping off what
has been an incredible first season. On the nights that it airs, Big Brother
Canada consistently claims top spot over all entertainment specialty channels
(A25-54, W25-54, W18-49)**. The series sits proudly as the number one
specialty series of the season amongst the coveted female demographic (W25-54
and W18-49) and one of the top five specialty series amongst adults 25-54 and
18-49.**
Hear more from the houseguests during Entertainment Tonight Canada's Big
Brother Canada Reunion Special airing Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30pm ET/PT. While
this season may have ended another is just about to begin. This summer Big
Brother 15 introduces a new batch of houseguests all starting June 26 on
Global.
Source:
*BBM Canada PPM Data, 8/27/12 - 4/28/13, Total Canada, - A25-54 / W25-54
**BBM Canada PPM Data, 2/27/13 - 5/3/13, Total Canada, Viewers 2+ unless
otherwise indicated
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